In September 2015 Samuel Jamier was appointed Executive Director of the New York Asian Film Festival established in 2002 by Subway Cinema which he is also heading now. The festival is considered by the New York Times to be one of the best New York based festivals, offering an outstanding line up of superb entertainment and art house films. He is currently also working as a producer for the New York based Windwellers Films which he co-founded last September. Jamier previously served as the chie...

By Maria Esteves - June 22, 2015 The 14th New York Asian Film Festival 2015 (NYAFF15) presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema will be held at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center and SVA theater, June 26 - July 11. The Opening, Centerpiece and Closing Night Premieres are PORT OF CALL, directed by Philip Yung at the Walter Reade Theater, Friday, June 26, 8:30 PM; CHASUKE'S JOURNEY, directed by SABU at the Walter Reade Theater, Wednesday, July 8, 7:30 PM; and C...

 Monday, June 25-------New Yorkers have long had a love affair with Asian cinema, so this year's New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which began on Friday at the IFC Center in downtown Manhattan, is sure to cause some waves. While other film societies may concentrate on emotionally aloof dramas or historical pagaents from the Far East, the NYAFF has become one of the city's most exciting film events by celebrating excess: innovative genre films, cutting-edge animation spectaculars and...